TWO weeks of rain fell on central Scotland in just two hours last night, wreaking havoc on rail and roads.

TWO weeks of rain fell on central Scotland in just two hours last night, wreaking havoc on rail and roads.

Torrential downpours shut Glasgow’s main rail stations and brought motorways, including parts of the M8 and the Edinburgh bypass, to a standstill.

The deluge hit the Central Belt, southern Scotland and Fife, causing misery for thousands of commuters.

Both Central and Queen Street stations in Glasgow were forced to close and trains were stopped from entering Waverley in Edinburgh, adding an hour to journeys.

The main deluge hit just after rush hour. And the Met Office warned that more rain is on the way.

A Met Office spokesman said: “We had 35mm of rain recorded in some places, which is not what we expect in one day in July. It came down very heavily in the Central Belt and southern Scotland and caused many problems on transport routes before the conditions cleared up.

“We expect more unsettled weather in the next few days.”

In Edinburgh, the A720 bypass was reduced to a snail’s pace at rush hour, with delays worsened by an earlier crash in the bad weather. Many motorists took more than an hour extra to complete journeys to and from the capital.

On the M8, flash flooding near the Showcase leisure park in Coatbridge caused a traffic slowdown that affected thousands.

Train services to and from Milngavie were suspended due to a landslip there and a tree on the line at Bearsden.

The Met Office issued an amber warning across much of central Scotland, telling the public to be aware of heavy downpours and resulting surface flooding.

Among the badly hit roads in Glasgow was Hawthorn Street, which was completely cut off as water reached depths of 4ft, Bilsland Drive and Stronend Street in the Possilpark and Springburn areas.

Joggers, cyclists and homeowners were forced to improvise after being caught in the rain. Brian Patterson, of Bilsland Drive, solved his problem by taking to his canoe.